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In this full-color first edition, award-winning outdoors expert Tom Stienstra collects 52 of his favorite outdoor weekend getaways in NorCal, from day hikes to camping, fishing, and more

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533 days in the life of a great writer, reflecting on his immediate surroundings on the island of Menorca, on literature, global affairs and his place in the universe.

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An epic bicycle journey across the American hinterland that explores the challenges of climate change alongside a diverse array of American voices.

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A House in Corfu is the story of one of the most beautiful places on earth, still astonishingly unspoilt, on the west coast of Corfu. Full of colour and contrast, A House in Corfu shows the huge changes in island life since the time of the building of the house, and celebrates, equally, the joy of belonging to a timeless world;

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Near Mount Etna in Sicily lies Casa Cuseni, the home which Daphne Phelps was astonished to find she had inherited in 1947. At the age of 34, with barely any Italian, and little money, she had to overcome financial difficulties but local authorities and a house staff who initially felt no loyalty to the new Signorina.

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A remarkable combination of memoir, history and travel.

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When James Boswell persuaded Samuel Johnson to embark on a tour of Boswells native Scotland in 1773, the adventure resulted in two magnificent books, Johnsons Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and BoswellsJournal of a Tour to the Hebrides.

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A classic book from the bestselling travel writer and historian, Charles Allen, author of Plain Tales from the Raj, first published by Abacus in 1983.

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Staggering statistics, strange facts and all kinds of surprising stuff from the National Trust. Haunted houses, baffling objects, bizarre buildings and distinctly curious characters.

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Chris Stewart turns another leaf on his life in southern Spain in this evocative and very funny sequel to Driving Over Lemons.

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* George Alagiah's personal testament about Africa, updated in a new Abacus edition

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Compelling, funny and highly topical account of a bike ride through the heartlands of America, in the company of its endlessly surprising citizens

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Each chapter of this often hilarious and sometimes poignant travelogue recounts an island-hopping, culture-clashing crisis that pits the homesick author against falling coconuts, hospitals that remove wrong organs, insects as big and dangerous as stealth bombers, garbage-bin sex, steel drum bands, and the French.

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'Delves into the very essence of being a fan, while seamlessly exploring Italian history, politics, culture and society,' Guardian

Is Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states

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Includes a travel book and a biography of its author.

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From the slums of Cape Town to the palaces of Algiers, through Pygmy villages where pineapples grow wild, to the Gulf of Guinea where the sea blazes with oil flares, across two continents and fourteen countries - this epic journey is nothing to swallows, they do it twice a year.

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The only travel writing book on Gascony, A Summer in Gascony is a charming and humorous tale of an extraordinary summer spent in this relatively unknown part of south-western France, the home of D Artagnan, Cyrano de Bergerac, gutsy red wine, fine sweet wine Armagnac and sunflowers.

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Explore Prince Edward County, its rich local history, gorgeous scenery, and delicious food and drink, in this new guide to the 'gastronomic capital of Ontario' (The Globe and Mail).

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Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere.

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A thoughtful and beautifully crafted epilogue to the history of slavery essential reading for anyone interested in American history.

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The remarkable story of Everett Ruess, told through his letters, diaries and poems. A John Murray Journey.